farm team

noun

1. a sports team in a smaller or lower league that is affiliated to one in a larger or higher league

Example Sentences

It has gotten harder since the pandemic ravaged many of the live venues that served as farm teams for “S.N.L.” stars.

From New York Times

Las Vegas, a Dodgers farm team from 2001-08, is now a farm team for the Oakland Athletics.

From Los Angeles Times

He spent a couple seasons as a defensive end for the Oklahoma City Drillers, a farm team for the now-defunct United States Football League.

From Seattle Times

Adam Johnson, who played with the Kings’ top farm team in Ontario in 2022, died during a game in England when his neck was slashed by a skate blade.

From Los Angeles Times

Goodman was selected in the fourth round of the 2021 amateur draft and the 23-year-old was at Double-A before he was moved up to Colorado’s top farm team at Albuquerque on Aug. 8.

From Seattle Times